Finger hair wave pincer



May 21, 1935. R, E A 2,002,325

FINGER HAIR WAVE FINGER Filed 00x11, 1934 Patented May 21, 1935 i I I f we LS 1 FINGER HAIR. WAVE PINCER,

Ragnvald G. Leland, New York, N. Y.

Application October 11, 1934, Serial No. 747,957

, 4 Claims. (Cl. 132-31) This invention relates to finger wave pincers of this portion 20 being somewhat less than the and has for an object to provide an improved length of the side bar I. means of waving of hair upon the human head, The entire clip 10 is made of a thin metal such and more particularly the production of lasting as tinned iron, or the like and the finger holding Waves, such as are known as finger waves. portion 20 may be easily bent more or less so as '5 A primary object of this invention is to conto snugly hold on the finger H as clearly shown struct a hair pincer which is used in pairs on the in Figures 1 and 3. fingers making it possible to pinch deeper and The complimentary clip or pincer I4 is subsharper ridges in a finger wave using less strength stantially identical with the-clip or pincer ID in 10, thereby making the wave more attractive and that it includes an angle bar 2| having a base bar r lasting to the patron. 22 and a side bar 23 from which extends a finger In the present customary manner of making holding portion 24, the base bar 22 and side finger waves, the operator finger waves the hair bar 23 meeting in a right angular squared edge 25. by using the fingers and a comb, and then places As will be apparent, from Figure 3, the angle a hair net over the patrons head. Next, the opbars l6 and 2| are identical while the finger hold- 35 erator pinches the hair up in deep ridges before ing portions and 24 merely extend in opposite putting the patron underneath a hair dryer to dry directions so as to encircle the fingers l l and I2 out the hair. In pinching up the waves, due to and hold the pincers or clips in position thereon. the roundness of the operators fingers, it is im- In operation, thepincers or clips are placed 20 possible to make deep and lasting waves because on the forefinger and middle finger as shown in 20 there is no sharp or square edge on which to pinch Figure 1, so that the squared edges l9 and 25 the hair. may be brought into contact with each other at W this-invention, however, arp or square closing the forefinger and middle finger together. edge is provided on two adjoining fingers so dur- Then, when it becomes necessary to pinch the ing the pinching Operation d p and lasting er hair during the finger waving operation instead 25 waves in th h ir m y be ily made. of attempting to pinch the hair with the two s inv nti n i ud s a p r of v p naked fingers, the hair is pinched between the siVe al Clips pinehels Which are q y side bars l8 and 23 and the squared edges l9 and and asi y pla d on a removed from the p- 25 A deeper and sharper wave is produced erators fingers. v thereby while at the same time less strength is W t foregoing a Other j c in View, as needed by the operator in order to produce this will hereinafter become apparent, this invention more desirable effect. comprises the constructions, combinations and As will be apparent, these pincers or clips may n m ts of p rts hereinafter s t t d be made and sold very inexpensively, inasmuch as closed and s own on t a pa y drawingeach of them may be stamped out of a piece of 35 In this d aw sheet material and then properly folded, the F ure 1 is an elevatienal V w Of the fi ge material being substantially the same as that wav a pincers or ps app d to a hand, from which tin cans are ordinarily made, if the ure 2 is a perspective V ew O one Of t e most inexpensive article is to be produced. More heir pincers ps, and expensive materials may be used however includ- 40 Figure 3 s a Sectional w taken on the ine ing aluminum, stainless steel, or precious metal. 3+ of gure 1. i The novel features and the operation of this There is shown In One Of the Clips forming device will be apparent from the foregoing dep Of the heir Pincers Of this invention, this scription. While the device has been shown and p 0 being h one t s app d to the f r the structure described in detail, it is obvious that 45 fin e ll of t opereters hand Anether p this is not to be considered limited to the exact I4 s shown s pp d to the middle finger of form disclosed and that changes may be made the p 'a hand The clips l0 and are therein within the scope of what is claimed withsubstantially identical in outline, but are reout de arting from the spirit of the invention.

v d in a Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature 50 The clip In includes an angle bar I 6 including a of t invention, h t is m i d i base bar I! and a s d bar bent at right 1. Finger wave hair pincers comprising a pair s to a other, s as p v squa d of angle bars, each angle bar of the pair having a ed e 9- Integrally extending from the side finger holding portion integrally extending there- I8 is a curved finger holding portion 20, the width from 55 ing portion being less than the length of the angle bar.

4. Finger wave hair pincers comprising a pair of angle bars, each angle bar of the pair having afinger holding portion integrally extending therefrom, the finger holding portion on one angle bar extending in an opposite direction to that on the other angle bar, the end of the finger holding portion being curved toward the other bar of the angle bar.

RAGNVALD G. LELAND. 

